Don Sweeney
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| Born |
August 17, 1966 St. Stephen, NB, CAN |
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| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 184 lb (83 kg; 13 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
AHL Maine Mariners NHL Boston Bruins Dallas Stars |
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| National team |
 Canada
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| NHL Draft | 166th overall, 1984 Boston Bruins |
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| Playing career | 1988–2004 | ||
Donald Clarke Sweeney (born August 17, 1966) is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman who played over 1,100 games in the National Hockey League (NHL), mostly with the Boston Bruins. He ranks among the top ten in many Bruins team statistics, including third overall in total games played. After retiring from hockey following the 2003–04 season, he worked briefly as a broadcaster before rejoining the Bruins as a team executive in 2006. He is currently the general manager of the Bruins, a position he has held since May 2015 after replacing Peter Chiarelli.
Sweeney grew up in St. Stephen, New Brunswick. In high school, he skated for St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire. He was drafted to the NHL by the Bruins out of high school, 166th overall in the eighth round, but he postponed his NHL career in order to attend college. He played for four years at Harvard University for the Crimson ice hockey team, where he was named an NCAA East All-American and an ECAC First Team All-Star in 1988.
Sweeney made his NHL debut during the 1988–89 season, having spent half of the year with the American Hockey League (AHL)'s Maine Mariners. In the following season, he helped the Bruins in the NHL to win the Prince of Wales Trophy by scoring six points in 21 games until they finally lost to the Edmonton Oilers in the Stanley Cup Finals.
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